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It’s been mostly buried by the acrimonious debate over the Iraq War supplemental that Congress just passed, but attached to that spending bill is the first minimum wage hike since 1997. The boost to $7.25 per hour will affect about 13 million workers nationwide. President Bush has said he’ll sign it. It’s good news. But […]http://www.sightline.org/wp-content/images/orgold/7d774aea3e9ed4527e5279e424258213